tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post3005500477693079799..comments2023-08-25T17:30:36.937+05:30Comments on Business Musings: The quintessential bureaucratRameshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-89238817879065946762011-03-19T10:31:23.676+05:302011-03-19T10:31:23.676+05:30@ANON - LOL. Obviously every country has its own s...@ANON - LOL. Obviously every country has its own species. Delighted to see you here.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-36200263073873567912011-03-18T16:31:02.353+05:302011-03-18T16:31:02.353+05:30Hillarious!
Ramamritham is actually a blessing - ...Hillarious! <br />Ramamritham is actually a blessing - Had it been a Ram van den Bosch -you'd have to prove every now and then your id card and - prove that you are married to the same man and living with him as from the last time you flashed your id; <br />and, All your children are from the same set of parents - that you all live together;<br />and after all this- your service will be rendered in 6 weeks from now -It is Christmas (or Spring break- or Summer break-or Autumn break) <br />This Ram van den Bosch is available only on weekdays 8 00 am to 6 00 pm; is away on a holiday 2 weeks every quarter- at Morocco, or Bali or on a beach in Spain or South of France!!! <br /><br />I love my Ramamritham - Tamil or Bong- He is on call -24 * 7 - and He will do it for me -NOW!!!! <br />I think you got a bit spoilt in China!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-47277853190675524332011-03-18T16:18:03.979+05:302011-03-18T16:18:03.979+05:30Hillarious! Ramesh,
Talk about bureaucracy - Holl...Hillarious! Ramesh, <br />Talk about bureaucracy - Holland can put your Ramamritham to shame! <br />Where one has to confirm every now and then -that you are married to the same man you are living with as from the last time you filed some forms - all your children are 'Your' children -they dont have other sets of parents -and so on. After all this -your service will be delivered in 6 to 8 weeks!!! <br /> <br />I long for a Ramamritham who will be available on Saturdays and Sundays and on weekdays after 6 00 - who is not out holidaying in Morocco or Bali or on a sunny beach in Spain or South of France -twice a year. A Ramamritham who is always available 'On call'. I fully agree only the Tamils and Bongs can do that -I truly love them!!!! He demands paper work- but HE DOES IT FOR YOU - NOW!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-64392820350040282442010-12-12T09:45:06.509+05:302010-12-12T09:45:06.509+05:30@KC - For sure Ramamritham exists everywhere, incl...@KC - For sure Ramamritham exists everywhere, including private companies. My current grouse is against TRAI - that blessed outfit seems to be only full of Ramamrithams !Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-21287292656231994372010-12-06T10:50:01.307+05:302010-12-06T10:50:01.307+05:30No doubt about it: Ramamrithams are omnipresent. Y...No doubt about it: Ramamrithams are omnipresent. Your post immediately reminded me of a TV series - Office Office. Pankaj kapoor is the cynosure. They started with Govt office but soon moved to MNCs.<br /><br />Btw, I am sure you'd have got the credit card if you had not mentioned the land-line at all. Ramamrithams get confused with excessive dose of information, all they need is bare minimum (one should always ask them what they need the most) :)KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731751368257146797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-69846364516395134272010-12-05T21:36:54.441+05:302010-12-05T21:36:54.441+05:30@Vishal - Alas indeed. But then you see such burea...@Vishal - Alas indeed. But then you see such bureaucrats in the private industry to, as kiwi has pointed out.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-20854128659651412062010-12-02T02:30:47.366+05:302010-12-02T02:30:47.366+05:30Welcome aboard Ramamrithams! great humor but an ag...Welcome aboard Ramamrithams! great humor but an agonizing truth Ramesh. Babu Moshay and Anna - perfect native of this tribe. We talk of a paperless office and here we have babus and their chaprasis printing currency notes for even a small fundamental right of the aam janta. Alas!Vishalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09901902300962335348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-28233313036586510452010-12-01T20:09:48.449+05:302010-12-01T20:09:48.449+05:30appo en taste dabbanguthu taste nu mudivay panitee...appo en taste dabbanguthu taste nu mudivay paniteengala :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-82015260801542436512010-12-01T11:59:35.551+05:302010-12-01T11:59:35.551+05:30@gilsu - Nice songs indeed ; I did listen to them ...@gilsu - Nice songs indeed ; I did listen to them before commenting - hence the ask as to how you have a classical taste ??<br /><br />@kiwi - Ha Ha !! Actually the experience I described in my post was also from a large private sector bank. Ramamrithams abound everywhere.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-31814785932893132942010-11-30T09:54:13.644+05:302010-11-30T09:54:13.644+05:30Inventing "process" is no longer the mon...Inventing "process" is no longer the monopoly of the guvmint. See what the famous BP has done, this is fresh on today's edition of the NZ Herald. Darryn writes, "I was at a BP Service Station on Saturday morning and overheard an elderly lady saying to staff behind counter that she didn't know how to use the pumps. The staff member replied: 'Sorry love, but there are written instructions on the end of the pump. If you still have problems, there is an 0800 number to ring. Phone that and they will ring us here and we can then send someone out to help you.' Thankfully, a member of the public overheard and was more than happy to help her fill her car."Kiwiblokenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-30653483931839335762010-11-29T17:12:59.680+05:302010-11-29T17:12:59.680+05:30interesting storyinteresting storysmhttp://realityviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-23218883403861543972010-11-29T12:11:00.561+05:302010-11-29T12:11:00.561+05:30lol :D rajalakshmi poitu ramarathinam vanthaacha.....lol :D rajalakshmi poitu ramarathinam vanthaacha...sooberu :) thala ungalukaga link potruken..song ketu solunga epdikeethunu :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-35267194694447093652010-11-29T06:32:19.343+05:302010-11-29T06:32:19.343+05:30@RamMmm- Yes I have heard about the terrorism unle...@RamMmm- Yes I have heard about the terrorism unleashed by Ramamritham on mobile phone connections - ostensibly to deter real life terrorists ! Thankfully, he seems to be convinced that I am not one of that variety.<br /><br />@zeno - Covering backside ; irrespective of truth or not is usually reason for disclaimers.<br /><br />@Preeti - Alas, I know.<br /><br />@Deepa - Huge employment. To Ramamritham's consternation, they are now stopping hiring in his ranks - so he has to work harder to catch up with the paperwork he is generating !!<br /><br />@Sandhya - That's a horror story to beat them all. Unfortunately , since you are a nice lady, the aforesaid gentleman has decided to shower you with his blessings.<br /><br />@kiwi - He is there everywhere, but the overseas variety can hardly hope to match the brilliance of our home grown hero.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-1497641341572218672010-11-28T22:13:19.281+05:302010-11-28T22:13:19.281+05:30Nice one. But Ramamrithams are aplenty not only in...Nice one. But Ramamrithams are aplenty not only in India but in practically every part of the world.Sandhya's ordeal with the home loan could perhaps have been sorted out by this amazingly good lawyer - read the link<br />http://neworleans.about.com/b/2009/07/10/land-deed-letter-funny-because-its-a-joke.htmkiwiblokenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-78183402673262315142010-11-28T22:10:52.265+05:302010-11-28T22:10:52.265+05:30:D :D C'mon, you can't bundle up the Bonga...:D :D C'mon, you can't bundle up the Bongali babu and mr. Tambi anna together. Each one deserves a blog to himself.<br /><br />I am astounded by the amount of employment that is generated along the way due to this paperwork :) :) We could give jobs to the americans too.Deepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149267172223745802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-40580707572729948332010-11-28T21:38:40.241+05:302010-11-28T21:38:40.241+05:30i think ramesh, you said it all.
When i took my ...i think ramesh, you said it all. <br /><br />When i took my housing loan with SBI, i had the most rude and frustrating experience with the Ramaratinams and the female gender of this species (not rajalakshmi ok).<br /><br />i live in brookefield. i am allotted a lawyer in malleswaram (some 20 kms away) who makes me go up and down to give her first certificate that i am eligble for the loan after 5 visits. after that, the file goes to bank and comes back some three times. i still cant understand why a checklist cannot be prepared and checked at once. so i make some 5 visits to their central processing centre (another 20 kms on the other side) to realize that the english used by the lawyer was incorrect. (it was about particular fact about the title of the great grandmother of the landowner from whom his father inherited the property and passed on to the landowner and with whom the builder entered into an agreement some 5 years back) it is a matter of absolute insignificance that about some 200 family already live here with atleast a fourth of them having a loan from SBI itself. i then run back to the lawyer whose ego is terribly hurt with this buerocracy and sends me back to the bank to fight her case. after multiple mutual rounds, the lawyer agrees to highlight her statement in a different color with a covering letter that the fact is already stated in her earlier opinion and based on which the loan is processed.<br /><br />after 2 months of struggle, i realize that i finally get my loan, but for a wrong amount, a wrong loan type, on wrong terms and with a wrong clause. i finally succumb to the terms (a loss of close to 70 K for me) out of frustration and close my deal. <br /><br />sorry for this longish post - but i cant agree more!!Sandhya Sriramhttp://sandhyasriram.sulekha.com/blog/posts.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-39274274962240577492010-11-28T20:48:39.034+05:302010-11-28T20:48:39.034+05:30Alas I am only too familiar with this fictional pe...Alas I am only too familiar with this fictional person you are talking about :-)Preeti Shenoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626823872300694608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-69361561975776590032010-11-28T19:29:09.050+05:302010-11-28T19:29:09.050+05:30I have always felt disclaimers are mere denial of ...I have always felt disclaimers are mere denial of the truth :)Appuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943787484240840432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-58109764705523535652010-11-28T19:25:49.682+05:302010-11-28T19:25:49.682+05:30ayyo ayyo. Laughing at your disclaimer! :-) :-) Do...ayyo ayyo. Laughing at your disclaimer! :-) :-) Don't worry saar, the subject of your blog will not (ok, may not) look at this blog and prolong your quest for a credit card (oh! Have you read the fine text in the application form? Has enough legalese to go bananas notwithstanding the atrocious rate of interest charged). Ramamritham still is eons away from your famed lady in terms of ubiquity and hopefully commands the same reverence as the lady as you go forward. Hopefully your mobile phone is still active, our ID hunters do all that virtual and physical verification after the service has been given and then take it away one fine day on some missing tick mark on their check-list. :-)RamNarayanShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399693444460979865noreply@blogger.com